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Delighted empty nester, transplanted Yankee who loves anything with a monogram on it, skin-care/make-up enthusiast (which includes but not limited to: long bubble baths, masking, massage therapy and power napping). Avid bruncher. Amateur historian and genealogist, all-around nerd. Short and sassy, loyal, funny, slightly sarcastic, practically blind, loves to read, travel, and spend time with family and friends. Still madly in love with (and married to) my high school sweetheart. Drink of choice is a margarita or a Moscow mule.

"Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful." -- Sophia Loren

"I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that's the day she has a date with destiny. And it's best to be as pretty as possible for destiny." -- Coco Chanel

"I like to have a martini, two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host." -- Dorothy Parker

"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others." -- Audrey Hepburn

"There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them." -- Sylvia Plath

“Life is too important to be taken seriously.” – Oscar Wilde

If people are truly, madly, deeply in love with each other, they will find a way.~Gilda Radner

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Summer loving

You know things are serious when your daughter e-mails you requesting a family conference call for later in the day!

T called last night to discuss her summer plans. I've kind of always known in the back of my mind that she probably wouldn't be coming "home" (wherever that is!) for the summer but last night confirmed it. She's got to stay in Mississippi for her Miss Jackson/ Miss Miss commitments so she might as well take some classes, too! But even before Miss Miss, I didn't think she'd come home; I knew she'd want to stay in Oxford for the summer. And I was fine with it. I really am (the only thing I'm really having a hard time with is the fact that sophomore year is almost over and she'll be a JUNIOR in the fall!! When did THAT happen??? And, on top of it, KJ will be a high school FRESHMAN!!! Impossible!).

I'm glad T's flying in for Easter, though! Cosmo and KJ haven't seen her since Christmas; I at least got to see her end of February/beginning of March when I flew in for orientation. My parents will be here for Easter and I think Cosmo's niece and husband will be joining us too!

She has to stay to make sure all her residents are out of the dorms after this semester ends and then that Monday she'll start classes. I think the May session is kind of quick, only two weeks or so and then she might be able to come home for Memorial Day and go right into summer session which will end up around her birthday. From there she'll be in Vicksburg for the pageant and after that will, hopefully, be able to relax by the pool for a couple of weeks until she has to be back in Oxford for Rush workshop and CA training. Busy, busy girl and she wouldn't have it any other way!